Shloka 42
कर्णपर्व — द्विचक्रिकी युद्धपरिस्थिति: धृष्टद्युम्न- द्रौणि-संघर्षः तथा अर्जुन-रक्षणम्
Chapter 42
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत कर्णपर्वमें कर्ण और शल्यका संवादविषयक बयालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvameṃ karṇa-śalya-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ dvicattvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
ดังนี้ ในมหาภารตอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ภาคกรรณปรวะ บทที่สี่สิบสอง ว่าด้วยบทสนทนาระหว่างกรรณะกับศัลยะ ก็สิ้นสุดลง.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the verse itself teaches by framing: it signals that the preceding dialogue between Karna and Shalya is a self-contained unit of instruction. The ethical emphasis lies in how counsel and speech—whether supportive or cutting—shape a warrior’s resolve and expose the tensions between pride, duty, and right conduct in war.
Sanjaya concludes the account by announcing that the forty-second chapter of the Karna Parva has ended, and that its subject was the dialogue between Karna and Shalya. It functions as an editorial closure rather than a new event within the battlefield story.